On Wednesday, June 29 2016, GWD director Sandra Pepera will be speaking on a panel at The Wilson Center, entitled Electing Women Leaders. Joining her on the panel will be: Michelle Bekkering, IRI; Jessica Reis, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research; and Gwen Young, The Wilson Center. This event will be livetweeted and livestreamed. Follow the Women in Public Service Project Twitter and contribute to the conversation using the hashtag #ElectWomen

GWD, in partnership with the Institute for Inclusive Security, has been accepted into the CSO pre-qualified network of organizations for the Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations on Peace Processes. Women play an integral role in ensuring the success peace agreements, and strong evidence shows that their inclusion has measurable positive effects on their durability. GWD and the Institute for Inclusive Security welcome the increasing recognition of women's importance on this vital front.

Violence should never be the cost of politics -- and our campaign to make sure it isn't was launched at our #NotTheCost Conference on March 17th in New York City. Register for a copy of our Call to Action, which provides practical tools for stopping violence against women in politics, and join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #NotTheCost.

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